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Being a Lute has its Perks—Including Some You Might not Have Known About Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 10, 2015 Image: Lutes can lend a hand, and grow their own goodies, at PLU’s Community Garden. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 10, 2015 By Evan Heringer ’16PLU Student WriterTACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 10, 2015)—Being a Lute sure does come with perks: unlimited access to lectures, free previews to PLU productions and on-campus leadership opportunities, just to name a few. Here are a few student

weekend, Brunstrom-Hernandez’s lecture will shed light on the personal and professional rewards she has reaped from diligently pursuing her vocational passion, and encourage current PLU students to do the same. Brunstrom-Hernandez is a board-certified pediatric neurologist, enthusiastically driven to help children with cerebral palsy “live their very best lives, now and in the future.” She is able to empathize with the challenges facing her patients with cerebral palsy as she too has the disorder. “Dr

Mary Beth Sheehan ’00, Immigration Law Attorney Posted by: Zach Powers / November 18, 2015 November 18, 2015 Mary Beth Sheehan ’00 is an award-winning attorney specializing in immigration law, including removal defense, asylum, U visas, VAWA claims, family-based petitions, adjustment of status and naturalization. Sheehan is one of 11 notable alumni currently featured in a billboard campaign that asks “what can you do with a PLU degree?” Others featured in the campaign include Android co-founder

one day I can repay the favor to another hard-working student. Thank you to the donors who are supporting me; it makes me feel that all my hard work did pay off.” Austyn Blair ’25, English Lit and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Religion, Gender and Sexuality Studies “My goals are to teach English and/or work in genocide prevention and education. I want to educate others as I educate myself.” Austyn Blair ’25 has a full schedule. He is majoring in English Literature and minoring in Holocaust and

managed effectively, regardless of what is thrown at her.”  Another colleague described her as “the glue that has kept the department moving forward successfully.” Beyond the department, Mathews has served on the Global Education Committee, Faculty Affairs Committee, Long-Range Planning Committee, the Human Participants Review Board, General Education Council, IHON Steering Committee, Women’s and Gender Studies Executive Committee, and Holocaust and Genocide Studies steering committee. She is the

with the local nonprofit Climb the Mountain to present the first annual Climb the Mountain Speech and Debate Camp at Pacific Lutheran University.From Aug. 3-8, 15 members of the community joined 66 high-school and middle-school students— from state champions to first-timers from Thomas Jefferson, Puyallup High School and Mount Vernon —to participate in activities including Student Congress, Extemporaneous Speaking and Public Forum debate. A parent of one Thomas Jefferson student reported: “Our son

PLU Business Students Donate Class Project Revenue to Wounded Warriors Posted by: Zach Powers / December 23, 2015 Image: PLU business students Bree Watkins ’16, Liandra Daniels ’16, Jillian Stanphill ‘16 and Freddie Fisher ‘16 present Gary Cashman and Nino Gray Jr. of the Wounded Warrior Project a $500 donation. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) December 23, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (December 23, 2015)- On Wednesday, Dec. 16, Pacific Lutheran University

PLU works with local Habitat for Humanity to build lasting partnership, sustainable community, homes for people in need Posted by: Kari Plog / April 26, 2016 Image: Volunteers, including some from PLU, secure and align a wall at a Habitat for Humanity build site in the Woods at Golden Given, a sustainable 30-home housing community. The house was built for a student who, at the time, was studying marriage and family therapy. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 26, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU

the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in years, and places the university among the top 4 percent of the country’s more than 700 master’s universities. “We at PLU are pleased to be recognized for the high quality of our programs and outcomes,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “The key thing to note in any ranking is what goes into the formula; Washington Monthly focuses on social mobility, research and service, and our faculty, staff

Island at the edge of the Canadian border. For one week over the summer, Roche Harbor served as a site of discovery for a handful of Lutes interested in archaeology.A group of Pacific Lutheran University students ventured into the woods as part of an archaeology field method workshop, facilitated through the Seattle-based Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Amanda Taylor, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, runs PLU’s side of the project and leads students in the research component